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From: LMCOCCA at aol.com <LMCOCCA>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 10:42:48 EST
I recommend Whirligig by Paul Fleischman. It is written at a high 4th grade level. The main character is a teenage boy in a highly competitive (socially) private high school. He goes to a party, gets drunk, gets behind the wheel... The plot is simply laid out, the vocab accessible and the story of high interest to that age group. I never received negative feedback on it from 8th graders and I put it in the hands of many a reluctant reader. Lisa
Received on Thu 02 Nov 2006 09:42:48 AM CST
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 10:42:48 EST
I recommend Whirligig by Paul Fleischman. It is written at a high 4th grade level. The main character is a teenage boy in a highly competitive (socially) private high school. He goes to a party, gets drunk, gets behind the wheel... The plot is simply laid out, the vocab accessible and the story of high interest to that age group. I never received negative feedback on it from 8th graders and I put it in the hands of many a reluctant reader. Lisa
Received on Thu 02 Nov 2006 09:42:48 AM CST
